The Arts Episodes

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Nov. 4, 2025

WearIt.AI - Embedding Fashion in User Generated Content. Talking with CEO and Founder Dr. Kitty Yeung

AI enhances and enables users to select styles and clothing to enhance their professional image. User generated content can be embedded in posts to promote a personal brand.
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June 30, 2025

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. The Exhibition. Talking with Martin Biallas.

Michelangelo the sculptor, famously painted 34 frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in two phases, over 30 years in the 16th Century. These masterpieces are regarded as one of the greatest artworks in European art. The Exhibition allows the public to see them up close, at their own pace and close to home.
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Feb. 12, 2025

Thanks to Life : A biography of Violeta Parra, the Chilean folksinger. Talking with Ericka Verba.

Violeta Parra was a Chilean folksinger with a broad following in Chile and abroad.
Guest: Ericka Verba
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Oct. 25, 2024

Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Orna Tsultem.

An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.
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Sept. 14, 2023

When the Sound hits the Walls: The Hyde Street Studios and the San Francisco Sound. Talking with Producer John Montoya

A new 10 part docuseries about San Francisco’s Hyde Street Studios, where some of the great Rock n Roll hits of the late 60s and early 70s were made.
Guest: John Montoya
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Jan. 12, 2022

There You Go, Wherever You Are. Emily Fromm Solo Show. 111 Minna Gallery

Emily Fromm, noted visual artist whose cityscapes of San Francisco are growing in popularity has added classic scenes from New York and London to her urban art portfolio. She is best known for the massive mosaic, entitled Four Corners, which graces the Harvey Milk Terminal at SFO. Four of San Francisco's famous neighborhoods - the Castro, Chinatown, Embarcadero and the Mission are depicted in the massive 40 x 10 feet mural. Four Corners has become one of the terminal's favorite art installations...
Guest: Emily Fromm
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Nov. 17, 2021

I've been Walking: Los Angeles Photographs. In conversation with Janet Sternburg

Janet Sternburg is a fine art photographer who walked the streets of Los Angeles during the Covid lockdowns capturing images and scenes of a semi deserted city. Her book features 73 images all of which were taken with her iPhone camera. In this interview she shares with us her process and art. She was Co-Recipient of the Redcat Award in 2016, which is given to individuals who exemplify creativity and talent that define and lead the evolution of contemporary culture. --- Send in a voice messag...
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April 7, 2021

Frida Kahlo: Appearances can be deceiving. A conversation with Hillary Olcott, Coordinating Curator, Frida Kahlo Exhibit, DeYoung Museum.

The Frida Kahlo Exhibit is a collection of the artist's most personal artifacts including clothing, photographs, prosthetics, paintings, and jewelry which was stored at her home in Mexico City from the time of her death, 1954, until 2004. The Exhibit also draws on her time in San Francisco and how it influenced her life and art. It is open through May 2, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message
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April 1, 2021

Christo's Running Fence - 45 years later. An interview with Eric Stanley, Historian, Sonoma County Museum.

Running Fence was a 24.5 mile massive art installation on the hills of Sonoma and Marin Counties, ending with a dive into the Pacific Ocean. Rated by the Smithsonian Institution as one of the most important artworks of the second half of the 20th Century, Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude donated the work to the Smithsonian about 10 years ago. But a significant collection of Running Fence artifacts and other Christo works is housed at the Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa. It is a fascinating ...
Guest: Eric Stanley
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March 18, 2021

Harvey Milk Terminal Murals at SFO: Meet the Artist Emily Fromm

The Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport is our newest and repurposed facility. Local artist Emily Fromm was selected by the SF Arts Commission to create four large mosaic murals in the departure hall depicting the colorful and diverse neighborhoods of the City. She discusses her art and the SFO installation which is likely to become one of the airport's signature artworks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message
Guest: Emily Fromm